Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,284 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Faith Congregational Church [Hartford] (1819- )
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(1724) Louisiana’s Code Noir
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Aaron Douglas (1898-1979)
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(1859) William Lloyd Garrison, “On the Death of John Brown”

Explore Global African History

Maxine Case
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Maxine Case (n.d.)
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Susana Baca (1944- )
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Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti (1749- )
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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1722- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Telling Carl Maxey’s Story: Understanding the Fighter in the Ring and the Courtroom
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Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era
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The Pan-African Congresses, 1900-1945
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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